Motor for talking-machines.



L. P. VALIQUBT. MUTOR FOR TALKING MACHINES. APPLIOTIOI FILED HAY 3, 1904.

Patented Mar. 21, 1911.

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l TTORNEY.

L. P. 'VALIQU-ET. MOTOR FOR TALKING'MAG'H IES,

APPLIOATION I'TLED HAY 3. i991? UNITED STATES PATENT oFEioE;

LOUIS VALIQUET, F N-EW YORK, N.

Y.. AssIGNOit. i To VICTOR. TALKING MACHINE COMPANY, A CORPORATION or NEW JERSEY. v

MOTOR EOE' TALKING-MACHINES.

To alllwhomft may concern:

Be it known that- I, LoUis P. VALIQUET, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, State of New York,

have invented certa-in new 'and useful Improvements'4 in Motors for Talking-Machines, of which the following is a full, clear,

and complete disclosure.

saine may b e removable without interfering The object of my invention is to generally improve the'construction .of talking machine motors, so that said motors will run with greater efficiency of power, decreased friction and for a greater length of time than has heretofore been made possible in machilies of this class.

Briefly, my invention comprises a plurality. of spring barrels and springs, which are so geared'as to be wound by a single wiudingshaft, and which may, however, operate independently s hould one of said spring barrels become inoperative.

' My invention also comprises an arrangement of certain gears and shafts so that the with adjacent connecting parts.

My invention also comprises other improvements in the construction and arrangement of parts as will hereafter be morefully described and pointed out in the claims.

For a full, clear and exact description of this form of-my invention, reference may be had to the following specification, and tothe accompanying drawings forming. a part thereof, in which- Figure 1 is a central, vertical, sectional .view of the motor mechanisml showing the genera-l arran ement of parts; Fig. 2, an end velevation of t ie same, showing that end of the motor to which the'winding crank is .ap-` plied; Fig. 3, an invertedv lan view of the motor-and its supporting p ate; Figs'. 4 and 5, detailed views of parts of the centrifugal governor for the motor; Figs. 6 and 7, perspective views ofthe paw] foi'l locking the springbarrels; and Fig.' 8, a transverse, sectional View. of one of the spring barrels de' tached from the motor.'

In the drawings the supporting plate 1,

having the central recess in its upper sur-- face., is preferably circularl in outline and .is adapted to'be retained in-a corresponding opening in the hinged .cover ,of the motor casing in the usual manner;E

AThe numeral 2 indicates the main spindle or shaft upon'which the'turntable or record carrier is adapted to be secured in any suit,- able manner. The shaft 2 'passes through the hollow sleeve 3, which depends from the and is preferably ,integra therewith, and

bushings l and bushing et is flanged at 6 andadapted to form a seat'for the bearing balls?, which ref' ceive the longitudinal weight of the shaft enlarged portion of the shaft 2, which isdisposed within the recess in said plate 1, as in- In this manner the spindle or shaft 2 and the parts carried thereby are mounted on an antifriction thrust bearing, 4and said spindle.A

with the 'plane of the uppeil surface o said plate for supporting the turn-table, not

its lower end a sleevef), which carries two pointed out. hereafter, and the latteifof which will forni a-.part of a train through which the power from the motor springs-'is transmitted. Also depending from the plate l, are supporting posts `12 and 13. The post 12 carries at its lower end a suitable bearing or stud for the gear 1i which meshes with the gear or pinion 11, abovementioned. Upon the hub 15 of the gear 1i 'is also mounted a beveled pinion 1,6, which meshes with a beveled gear 17 fixed on the horizoniialed in the post 12, asindicated at 19, while bearing block 20, ,carried-by the post 13. and adjustablir lieldtherein b v means of `the screw 21. The shaft 18 also 'carries a'pinion 22 which. is'` fixed thereto, and which is adapted to mesh with two large gears 23a`1id parallel, horizontal'shafts 25 and 26, which are supported in suitable bearing posts. as indicatcdfat 2T. carry spring barrels 28 and 29, which are connected with the gears 30 and lrespectively... The gears 30 and 31, and internal construction of thespring barrels, `will be hereafter more fully described. 'The gears recessed portion of the'sulpporting plate 1l which is provided with interior bearin or The upper end o vthe` shown. The shaft 2 has rigidlyv attached tov tal sli-aft 18. vThe shaft 18 has one end jourits opposite encl is journaled in a removable' 24, which gears are carried-respectively by The shafts 25 and- 26 also Specification of Letters Patent. Patented pra/L21, 1911. Application led May 3, 1904, guia; No; 206,116. l i

and table; suitable races being formed in the dicated at. 8,'to receive the bearingA balls 7.'

provides a shoulder substantially Ain a. lane gears 10`and 11, the former of which is adapted to forni a connection with the centrifugal governor, as will be more 'fully ioO gli

gear teeth 38and 39.

' areY oifset, so tl1at-when .spectively with the and 31 are adapted to mesh withthc .pntion which is mounted on a short `winding 'shaft 33; .slotted-to reeeivetlic keygof the usual winding crank, as indicated at 3l. The shaft 33 alsocarries the pawl for holding the' gears 30 and 311 in' position when-the springs are not being wound." This pawlconiprises plate or disk like support'35, jectiii'g arins' 3G and 3T,

The arins 3G and .3T

place upon the-shaft 33,with tactfwit'h one. side will coine opposite the gears 30' and 31, so that the s ,et'sof teeth 3S' and39`will inesh-res teeth of the gears-30 and 31, when the gear 32 is 4In'oved in an anti clock-wise direction; as in Fig. 0. For forcing the pawl support 35, in contact with the pinion 32, I provide a helical-spring 40,

l'iichis confined in its -position upon the shaft `3 3, by nieans of a collar or a similar device stl.'

It vwill beseen'f that the fr'ictio'nal contact between the p awl support 35 .and the pinion 32, willvc'ause the teeth of the paw'l to be disengagedjroin their respective gears when the shaftvis turnedin` one direction, and said its face in conshaft is lturned "in the opposite direction.

Ming4 deviceV is lprovided for 31, ,when 35 aid gears the gears 30 and the niotor springs are not being wound. The jmovernent of the pawls 36 and 37 is limited by a-,snitable stop, such as a pin 42,' .depending from the supporting plate 1. This stop gives 'just sufiicient play to the pawls'to allow theP gears to 'be rotated with! outn contacting with the saniewhen the pinion 32 istu'rned in one` direction, but so that will'be innnediately rengaged ,the pawlswhen the 'pinion'is Irotatedin he opposite direction. i i

to thatde# filed October 1, `1903, Serial No. 115,302, andis applied inthe following niannerz- Thef'slnaft 33 being supported in` suitable hangers. posts 43 and 44 the post ettof The shaft 4J is which also depends from the plated. Said shaftv 47 has,Y adjacent one end thereof, a:

`sc1evvth'read or worm gear 49, which meshes withthe gear.10. and adjacent which isa fixed collar `50. Adjacent the other end I.of said shaft 57 is a slidable sleeve 51, which carries at its outer end a circular disk 52.

The innerA end of the sleeve 51 is. provided' with a pair of slots or recesses 53, which enon the shaft 4:7,

dem a. 'transverse pin 54.-

said wniding shaft beingV which has two'pro-- which yterminate in the support 35 is in.

lof the pinion said arms` and the pads '58 are,

carries upon its end the inclined surface,

The centrifugal. governor used'w'ith this .form of spring l motoris similar spring vbarrel .-{Scribcd and claiinedin iny prior application "forrotation on of the barrel arbor or sleeve a laterall projection 'wlii cli for the s ha'ft'fl? ofv projections'. 'or-keys, Athe spring barrels for eaclishaft being identical in construction.

said 5in andl slotforining a coupling bctwech -the s eeve 5l. and the shaft 4T. 51 isrconnect'ed with the collar 50 by means of spring strips 55, which carry the ordinary governor balls or weights 5G. spring 574 surrounds the shaft LlT between the collar and the sleeve force the latter outwardly with theV dish The 'disk 52 is adapted to contact with brake vshoes or pads 58, which are carried upon, a semi-circular yolze 59, which is fixed upon a horizontal shaft 60, having bearings in the hanger or supportland the post or hanger 2T. Said shaft 60 is provided with a coiled spring (32, one end ofwhichl engages the neck of theyolre 59, and the other, end 'of which is held .by the plate 1. The yoke 59 therefore, kept under spring tensionby a pressure in the direction of the disk 52. The outer end of the shaft 60 is curved or bent, as shown at 63, and a collar'it, 4 which has an inclined surface on't its lower side. Passing through a'n opening in .the plate 1, is a pin 05, h'avinga` milled head,.and which is provided on its lower end with a suitable stop G6, underside of the .collar said pin'.- Itwll be seen by this construction yof the governor and regulator-'thatas the ni'illed head of the pin 65 -is turned so thatthe stop G6 travels from a narrow por tion to a wideportion of thecollart on the bra-ke pads or slices 58 -will be: retracted from the brake disl; 51, and theinotor be allowed to run at a greater The sleeve A 'coiled' 51, and tends to which is. adapted lto bear on the' 64, whiclfr surrounds speed. The opposite' turn of the pin G5 will4 produce theopposite -etfect The construction .of the driving spring and the spring barrel comprises the following arrangement of partscTlie spring bar- .rel 28 consists of a' metallic drunrwhich is open 'atfone end' and is attached at l to the "gear 30hy ineans of screws or oth er said end Said gea-r `30Hand the mounted suitable devices 07.

28 ,are respectively adapted to turn insaid parts.-' The driving. spring V69de; attached at onefend, asindicate( at 70, tothe barrel arbor or sleeve 03, and its opposite end'is attached to the spring barrel. as indicated at '71. arbor is provided with suitable'recesses 72, which' are adapt-ed lto engage corresponding on the shafts 2,5 .and 26,

Y {The slot or recess in t e end of the barrel arbors and thecoperating keys or projections on- .the shaft together forni a coupling between the barreland shaft and afford a nieans whereby the said barrel inay be detached from the shaft without disturbing the restof the motor' as 1s again referred to below.

the redncedoppose ends.,

(idwliiclr is The: end of the. ,barrel -so thaty the recesses 72' engage their correspondi'ng heysfaiidl thumb-nuts 73 .are then screwed upon the ends of said shafts to hold the barrel varb'ors carrying the V springbai'- rels inposition thereon.` Sincelboth o f the gears 30 andl mesh. with the pinion 32,. either one 'oftheldriving springsare etec.

tive todrive the motor independently of the bther, and should onebecoine broken the mot-3i' ivill be driven yby the remaining spi-ing, until a new one is providedin place ofthe brokenone. Then it is vdesired 'to substitute a new spring and spring barrel for one which has been rendered inoperative in any ii'ianne'r, itis only necessary to allow the inotortfo run downto release the tension y onthe springs, after which' the vspring bar- 20. i .',s1iafts,

rels may easily removed frein .theii y after'siinply unscrewing the thumbnuts73'; f 4

f Froin the construction of parts above described, it. wvill be seen that I have provided' an exceedingly simple and eticient forni of motor, in which the parts are easily removable and interchangeable, .while at the saine tinie the parts are compact without being inaccessible `from the under side 'of the motor, when-the cover ofthe niotor .casing 4is 'in itsraised position. Furthermore, by `having the -inner end of the driving spring l'attachedv to the barrel' arbor, the gears B0 and'31 aiefnotactive except, in winding the i motor, which greatly reduces th amount of friction overT theconstruction where the vspring iswound froingits limer end and the outer end used to the niotor. w

p Having ust described. my invention, it .will 'be obvious vthat .certain changes may be made'v in the form and 'arrangement of parts,

and diifereiitfinechanica'l equivalentsnia'y be used without departing'froin the spirit and sco Je of niy invention, but

- iat vIclaini and desire to protect by Letters Patent ofthe United States, ifs- 1.2111 a talking machine motor, the coinbinat'ion With-the main driving spindle, a

bearing sleeve therefor;v a ,ball thrust bearingv located at the upper end of said sleeve and gears carried byl said spindle adjacentL theloiver end of Said sleeve, a centrifugal ,f n'vernor,l poiver mechanism and gearing connecting said power mechanism' with one fof said gears, thev other of said gears being yconnected with the centrifugal governor-1 "2 In a talking machine motor,- the coin-4 4bin 'on with 'the main driving spindle, of

-nig sleeve therefor, a ball thrust bearing adjacent the upper end of said 4sleeve, a

' sleeve carried by the loiver end of `said .spindle having two gea-rs located thereon, a centrifugal governor, power mechanism, and a power transmitting train, Whichconnects with. one of the gears on said sleeve,

the'other of said gears being connected with the centrifugal governor.

.A 3. In. a motor, a supporting plate, a sleeve depending therefrom, a spindle supported in -said sleeve, a ball thrust bearing inunitary relation With said spindle supported by Said plate, a governor,- and driving mechanism suitably geared to said spindle.`

4. In a motor, a driving spindlesuitably suspended and having a sleeve secured to its lower end, said sleeve being provided `with a plurality of gears integal thereivith, a governor operated by one of said gears and drivin "mechanism connected with another of sait gears.

5. In. a motor, a support-ing plate provided with a dished portion, a. driving spindle rotatably suspended from said plate in said dished portion.. said spindle haviiig'an annular shoulder thereon bearing on said plate below the plane of the upper surface of said plate, a. go vernor, and driving mechanism suitably geared to said spindle.

l G. In a motor, a .supporting ilate provided 4With '.1 recess in its upper surface, a driving spindle 'rotatably suspended from said plate and having an enlargedV portion located Within said recess and bearing on said plate below the plane of the upper surface of said plate, a governor, and driving mechanism suitably geared to said spindle.

- gearing l'connected to said governor through the gears on said spindle *and arranged to rotate said spindle. Y

S. ln a motor, a supporting plate provided vith a recess in its upper surface, and a driving spindle having an anrnilarportion with a ball thrust bearing on said plate, the upper face .of said enlarged portion being substantially in a plane coincident ivitli the plane ot' the upper surface of said plate, a

governor, and driving mechanism suitably geared to said spindle.

9. .ln a spring motor for talking machines.' .a plurality of driving springs, Windingl gears connected with` said driving springs,

a winding pinion meshing iviLli the Vsaid geais, and zi-double'paivl in friction-al contact With said pinion and adapted to engage said gears. when-said pinion is rotated in one direction and to be disengaged from said gears when' said pinion is rotated in the.

opposite direction, and nieans for rotating said pinion. y

l0. In a vspringfinotoi' for talking inach'ines` a plurality of driving springs, ivind ing gears connected. With ksaid driving springs, a Windin/g -pinion with which .said

' gearsmesh, part adapted `to 4i"rictionally engage said pinion, Said-'part havingalpin4 rality of arms terminating in teeth adapted to engage each-` of saidgeara and meansfor rotating said pinionui 11; In a spring motor for"talking ma-l chi es, a plurality I of driving springs, Wind! mg gears lco1'me'cted.with -said driving spri gs,1a pinion vaithwhich' said `gears are adapted, to4 mesh, a, part Yin qfrictional en@ gagenient with said pinion having a plural;

ity of arms'terminating inteeth adapted' to engage said gears, a sprlng for keeping said 'part in contactlwithsaidpinion and means for rotating said pinion., y

12.. In a talking machine motor, the combination with a pair of driving shafts, of a spindle geared Vto said shafts, spring driving mechanism on each ofvsaid shafts. provided With Winding gears,v a single, Winding shaft for simultaneously Winding the spring driving mechanism on said` respective shafts, and means frictionally` actuatedby the rotation o f said Winding shaft, and carried thereby, operative to engage said gears when said Winding shaft is rotatedin o ne direction Iand to disengage said gearswhen said. Winding shaftis rotated in,A the opposite di-` rection. Y f

13. vIn a motor,I a driving'shaft, driving mechanism. for said shaft, gears mounted in a common p lane and actuated by fsaid vdriv- -ing .mechanisnn a pinion connecting said to disengage said.gearsjvhenrot-ated inthe `oppositedirection. I

:14, In a inotor a`pair of parallel driving Agears mounted thereon, a vWinding shaft provided Witlia pinion meslr each fof said gears gaged gears,a shaft for saidpinion, and a doubleended pawl arrangedtobe shifted to engage by frictional v engagement with said pinion" when `rotated in one direction and frictional'ly shiftedvby said pinion,

Winding in'g with said'ivinding gears andanannular di sl: mounted held in frictional contact with said pinion,4

said annular disk beingprovided Witli' `ra dially extending arms forming Apawls enivith said Winding gears.

l5. lira motor, a drivingispring, Winding gear connected with said spring, a Winding shaft, afpinionmounted o n said'ivin'ding shaft and meshing ivitli said gear;i a pa-Wl loosely supported on said shaft and Ifriction-y ally engaging said pinion an'dhaving a'plurality of teeth operative to be moved into and out of mesh with the teeth of said gear by said pinion, and means' lfor limiting the movement of said pavvl away from said gear.

l L In a talking machine'motor, the combination with a main driving spindle, of a supporting plate therefor, a thrust bearing located upon the outer side of said plate, gears carried by the free end of said spindle, a centrifugal governor,v poiv'er mechanism,

and gearing connecting said power mechaon said Winding shaft andi ibination With vthe-inain adjacent the outerfj y sleevey carried by ,the inner freeend-of said i spindle yhaving two gears Alocated thereon,`

r shaft is free to be rotated in nismwvith one of said gears,;the otherofsa'id gears beingconnected Withthe ,centrifugalf governor.

7. In a.

talking. machine motor, the comsupporting plate therefor, a thrust bearing!` `drufine Spindle, of ajfl centrifugal governor, 4powerl Ymechanism andf- 75 a powerhtransmittingwith Onebfthe gears on said sleeve,

`other of said ,gears'being conncted`-with-. the centrifugal governor. i

1S. In a talkingV mach'ne `motor,theearn- ,V 80

bination with asupportingplate, of a-imam driving shaft rotatably `mounted therein, pair fof parallel shafts rotatably supported upon said plate, a gear' looselyini'ountedpo one end of each of saidshafts, andra spring '85 connection between each rgear and its shaft, a Winding gear meshing Withboth of said gears, vand means to lockfsaidfgears in a fixed position, gears upon theopposite ends o fV said shafts rigidly pinion iiiterineshing Lwith -sai'd `last mentioned gears, a shaft carrying said pinion and rotated thereby,` agovernor and means between said last mentioned shaft and said secured thereon, a

governor and between said' last mentionedli shaft and said ing the same. Y YlJyln a motor, the combination with a rotatable driving'sliaft,"`of a sleeve slidably mounted thereon, said sleeve having/reduced ends, 'a gear mounted upon bne *of* said reduced ends and rotatable with respect thereto, and having a cylindrical'boss, a

main dri`ving`"`sh aft for dritV spring barrel secured to said boss and jourioo naled upon the other of said ends, and a lits opposed ends respecspring -having ,to ysaid barrel; and said tively secured sleeve.

Q0. In a talking machineimotom driving shafts, aspin'dle geared' to shafts, a springAdrivingfmechanism on each; of said shafts provided with Winding gears, a single Winding shaft, av pinionrigidlyl mounted upon said shaft for simultaneously a pair of'y I Winding both spring driving mechanisms,` a

- tluoivn intoengagement to preventthe unw'inding of the said Winding pinion.

2l. ln a talking-machine motor, parallel driving/'fshafts, a

bearing for each a pair of",

5,A hold eachl .driving,mechanism in position, I

- shaft, a

shaft, the end of veach shafu extending 'freely 4outwardly from its bearing, a spring 'driving mechanism mounted upon the free end of each shaft, a retaining member to 'spring Windingfii'iechanism for said `spring driving mechanisms and a single Winding shaft forsimultaneously operating botlispring winding mechanisms Vlocated between said mechanisms, and extendin outwardly in' the Idirection of, and paralle tothe free ends of said driving shafts, said driving mechanisms being freely 4removable from said driving shafts upon the removal of said retaining Amembers 2Q. In a motor, a driving shaft suitably mounted, a sleeve rigidly' secured on ,said

Vindepemlent of said shaft, a spring casing connected with said gear, a coiled spring secured at its outer end to said spring casing and at its inner end to said sleeve.

' 23. In a motor, a driving `shattsuitably mounted, .a sleeve mounted on said shaft `and interlocked therewith, a Winding gear and Aa spring casing rotatably mounted to rotate on said sleeve vindependent of said shaft', and a coiled spring in said 'cas-ing having its outer end secured to and its inner end secured to said sleeve.

Q4.' In a motor. the combination with a rotary spindle, of a ball thrust bearin in terinediate of the ends of said spind, e, a, pluralityY ai of gears carr-ied'by said spindle,.a stationary bearing sleeve embracing said Gear loosely journaled on said sleeve said casingspinille intermediate of said gears and said bearing, and forming a bearing'for said spindle, a governor, driving mechanism,

and -`gearing connecting said driving inecha" nisni with said governor through the gearing on lsaid spindle, to contemporaneously actuate said spindle and governor.

25. In a motor, a driving shaft rotatably. y

supported on spaced hangers and having a free end extending beyond said hangers, a sleeve mounted o n said free end, means-for rigidly connecting said sleeve to said shaft,

a winding gear loosely mounted on said' sleeve, anda coiled spring having its outer end secured to said gear and its inner end secured to said sleeve. l'

26. In a motor, a driving shaft rotatably supported on s aced hangers and havinga free end exten ing beyond said hangers, a,

sleeve mounted onfsaid free end, means for rigidly connecting saidsleeve to said shaft,-

said means -comprising interlocking elegments bet-Ween the inner end of said sleeve and said shaft,V and means for holding said elements 'in engagement with each other, a Winding gear loosely mounted on said sleeve, and a coiled spring having its outer end secured to said gear and its inner end secured to said sleeve. Iii witness .whereof I have my hand this 30th day of A LOUIS P. TALIQUEII.

hereunto setv lVitiiesses ADoLF Soiimoiin, FRANK G. VSwAii'rwonfr.

ril, A. D. 1904:., 

